Job summary
- Main area
- Pathology
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-NWLP-207
- Employer
- North West London Pathology
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £58,698 - £65,095 Inclusive P.A
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
NWLP Project Manager
Band 8a
North West London Pathology (NWLP) is an NHS pathology partnership joint venture between Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust and The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. NWLP is modelled as a shared services organisation jointly owned by the three Trusts. The organisation is hosted by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and as the legal entity for NWLP our staff are employed by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
NWLP is based on a ‘hub and spoke’ structure; the majority of routine, specialist and non-urgent activity is centralised at our hub site at Charing Cross Hospital. Urgent tests required for immediate patient management and treatment are performed in 24/7 Essential Service Laboratories based on-site within the seven hospital sites in the group.
The partnership has created an innovative and sustainable service that delivers outstanding quality to users and patients alike. This innovative approach allows the service to better manage demand, standardise operations, improve value for money and make use of state-of-the-art technology.
Our values are to be patient-focused, collaborative, expert and caring.
Job overview
We have a unique and truly exciting opportunity for Project Managers to join our Organisational Portfolio Office in North West London Pathology (NWLP). The Organisational Portfolio Office is based at our hub at Charing Cross Hospital and its mission is to support the organisation in delivering projects and programmes in order to achieve its strategic objectives.
The Project Managers will work as part of a dynamic team and will be responsible for the successful end to end management of projects that cover a wide range of areas such as digital, service improvements, IT & technical, laboratory operations and many more.
Main duties of the job
NWLP is committed to its vision to be the industry leading laboratory diagnostic service and a recognised centre of excellence, driving cutting edge technological advances and innovation to support sustainable clinical services. In 2023 we have published our 5 year strategic plan that will help us moving closer to our vision.
The Organisational Portfolio Office is based at our hub at Charing Cross Hospital and its mission is to support the organisation in delivering its strategic objectives by providing the full suite of project portfolio management services. This includes project and programme management; strategic alignment; resource planning & allocation; portfolio financial management; benefits realisation; continuous improvement etc. The Project Managers will work as part of a dynamic team and assigned to upcoming projects covering a wide range of areas such as digital, service improvements, IT & technical, laboratory operations and many more.
The successful candidates for this role should be experienced and competent in project management, possess excellent planning skills, be proficient in stakeholder management, and have the ability to build effective working relationships across teams in order to drive the successful delivery of the organisation’s initiatives.
Working for our organisation
Benefits include career development, flexible working, staff wellbeing programmes, staff awards and recognition scheme. We also have available benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
NWLP Induction
The NWLP induction will run on the first Monday of each month (provided it does not fall on a bank holiday) and includes laboratory training (for relevant laboratory roles). All new staff must attend the NWLP induction during their first week with NWLP.
For 2024/25, see below the start dates which you will be able to book once you have completed all your pre-employment checks.
- Monday 7 October 2024
- Monday 4 November 2024
- Monday 2 December 2024
- Monday 6 January 2025
- Monday 3 February 2025
- Monday 3 March 2025
- Monday 7 April 2025
- Monday 12 May 2025
- Monday 2 June 2025
- Monday 7 July 2025
- Monday 4 August 2025
- Monday 1 September 2025
- Monday 6 October 2025
- Monday 3 November 2025
- Monday 1 December 2025
Candidates are advised to consider these start dates before agreeing end of service date with their current employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
If you are passionate about projects and have a proven record of accomplishment in successful project delivery we would like you to join our team. The job description and person specification for the role is attached and applications should be submitted via NHS jobs. For any queries relating to this role, please contact Maria Kasimi, NWLP Head of Project Portfolio [email protected] or Shelly Vaughan, NWLP Performance Improvement & Delivery Manager [email protected]
Person specification
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Qualified to degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of Master’s level study or currently in the process of completing one, or equivalent experience
- Prince 2 certified to Practitioner Level
Desirable criteria
- Other project or programme management Qualification
- Change management qualification.
- Lean six-sigma qualification
EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- 2+ years of project management experience in managing projects in an NHS setting.
- Demonstrable experience of successfully managing end to end projects
- Demonstrable experience of providing forecasting and managing budgets
- Experience in developing a good quality project documentation.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in delivering project within a pathology organisation
- Experience of delivering projects within a PMO setting
- Knowledge of Lean methodologies
SKILLS/ ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to communicate highly complex information clearly and succinctly and, to produce and present, high quality reporting at executive level.
- Ability to analyse highly complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them
- Ability to work constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for collaborative working
Desirable criteria
- Ability to raise awareness on project management
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Maria Kasimi
- Job title
- Project Portfolio Office
- Email address
- [email protected]
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